Speaker details

10th Global Entrepreneurship Conference: Legal Challenges in Closely Held Businesses: Strategies for Success and Sustainability

17 May - 19 May 2026

Sofiensäle, Vienna, Austria

Speaker information

Elke Napokoj

Biography

Elke Napokoj is partner and co-head of the Corporate/M&A practice group. She specialises in national and international M&A transactions, corporate law, restructurings, private equity and capital markets. She advises strategic and financial investors across a range of industry sectors and has over 20 years of professional experience in corporate transactions, particularly in the pharmaceutical and life sciences, aviation, banking, insurance, energy and industrial sectors.

Session

Opening remarks by Conference Co-Chairs

Monday 18 May (0850 - 0900)

Conference Co-Chair

Keynote debate: Beyond the balance sheet: governance, ownership and M&A dynamics in closely held businesses

Monday 18 May (0930 - 1030)

Session Co-Chair

Opening remarks from the Conference Co-Chairs

Tuesday 19 May (0915 - 0920)

Conference Co-Chair

Closing remarks by Conference Co-Chairs

Tuesday 19 May (1300 - 1315)

Conference Co-Chair

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